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Word: velour (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sneakers (Gazelles, Shell-Toes, One Stars) remember that we can thank the B-Boys in large part for this wonderful fashion trend. There's some new magazine that has a picture of Mike D standing in front of an old sports car wearing suede Pumas and a gorgeous red velour Lacoste shirt! I could just...

Author: By Jake S. Kreilkamp, | Title: Takin' Crap from the Beastie Boys | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

Looking rather haute lounge act in black ribbed velour leggings, suede boots and a bolero jacket, Davis is of course nothing at all like either of the demure, well-behaved Nixon girls. Her days as a drug-using dater of '70s rock personalities are detailed in her autobiography, The Way I See It, a book that also devotes a good deal of print to depicting Nancy as a violent harridan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dispatches: Happiness the Patti Davis Way | 1/3/1994 | See Source »

...over a winning formula, and store racks are groaning with DKNY wannabes. "I call our rivals the Pac-Men," says DKNY's president, Denise Seegal. "They're all coming after us." This fall saw the launch of Company, a division of Ellen Tracy, whose best sellers include $145 velour tunics and $255 stirrup pants, and of Anne Klein's A Line, which sold a passel of Lycra-blend stretch pants ($215) and double-breasted blazers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Why Chic Is Now Cheaper | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

...example, I would completely renovate Memorial Hall. On the exterior, I envision neon signs everywhere. Nothing jazzes up a place like neon. On the interior, I see plush red carpeting, subdued overhead lighting, and lots and lots of mirrors. None of that cheap velour stuff like you might see elsewhere...

Author: By Brian D. Reich, | Title: New York State of Mind | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

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